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A more Realistic team for the start of the year

Created by: camshaft1389
Team: 2018-19 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 24, 2018
Published: Jun. 24, 2018
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
So I flipped Russell for two lower and D. He is capable of playing both sides so it gives Pit some really good flexibility for injures.

I then flip hunwick to Chicago to provide them with another D man to improve their bottom 6.

Oilers push for Green, hopefully 3 years versus two gets him down by 500k.

Hemmer comes home to close out his career and maybe a cup.

With Ferland gone, Calagry adds Kassian and a backup in Montoya.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
5$3,000,000
2$3,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$3,000,000
1$650,000
3$4,500,000
Trades
1.
EDM
  1. Lazar, Curtis
CGY
  1. Kassian, Zack
  2. Montoya, Al
2.
EDM
  1. Hunwick, Matt
  2. Ruhwedel, Chad
PIT
  1. Russell, Kris
3.
EDM
  1. Kero, Tanner
CHI
  1. Hunwick, Matt
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2019
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2020
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2021
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$79,500,000$77,333,665$0$2,500,000$2,166,335
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan
$6,000,000$6,000,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
McDavid, Connor
$12,500,000$12,500,000
C
UFA - 8
Rattie, Ty
$800,000$800,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
Lucic, Milan
$5,250,000$5,250,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 5
Draisaitl, Leon
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C, LW
UFA - 7
Vanek, Thomas
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Khaira, Jujhar
$675,000$675,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
Strome, Ryan
$3,000,000$3,000,000
RW, C
UFA - 2
Puljujärvi, Jesse
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
RW
UFA - 1
Caggiula, Drake
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Lazar, Curtis
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
UFA - 1
Kero, Tanner
$750,000$750,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
Åberg, Pontus
$650,000$650,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
Hemsky, Ales
$650,000$650,000
RW
UFA
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Klefbom, Oscar
$4,167,000$4,167,000
LD
UFA - 5
Larsson, Adam
$4,166,666$4,166,666
RD
UFA - 3
Talbot, Cam
$4,166,666$4,166,666
G
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Nurse, Darnell
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LD
UFA - 2
Green, Mike
$4,500,000$4,500,000
RD
UFA - 2
Koskinen, Mikko
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
NMC
UFA - 1
Sekera, Andrej
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LD/RD
NMC
UFA - 3
Benning, Matthew
$1,900,000$1,900,000
RD
UFA - 2
Ruhwedel, Chad
$650,000$650,000
RD
UFA - 1

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Jun. 24, 2018 at 7:54 a.m.
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palhal
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With the signing of Green, I wonder where the Oilers are going to have any cap flexibility to sign their RFAs the following year. Even without Green, the Oilers seem to big cap issues.
Jun. 24, 2018 at 8:23 a.m.
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Edmonton really needs to shed Lucic and RNH. Those two $6 million contracts just kill anything you try to put beside McDavid. RNH is good but you could trade him for a couple cheaper wingers that would have the same production with McDavid. Trade him now while his value is high and get some wingers you can afford. Lucic should just stop being paid, get him off your cap anyway you can.
Jun. 24, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.
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vinnylou
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Quoting: Subbanator7667
Edmonton really needs to shed Lucic and RNH. Those two $6 million contracts just kill anything you try to put beside McDavid. RNH is good but you could trade him for a couple cheaper wingers that would have the same production with McDavid. Trade him now while his value is high and get some wingers you can afford. Lucic should just stop being paid, get him off your cap anyway you can.


Where? To Montreal? Haha. Ya no, it's not those 2 contracts that are killing you. It's Russell, Sekera, klefbom, Larson all being paid 4+ million for long term. With nurse on the rise!... Move one of them for a top 6-9 forward. Russell handicaps you bc he wants to be in Alberta. Close to his ranch in red deer. Lucic is a whole entirely situation altogether.
Jun. 24, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.
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Where? To Montreal? Haha. Ya no, it's not those 2 contracts that are killing you. It's Russell, Sekera, klefbom, Larson all being paid 4+ million for long term. With nurse on the rise!... Move one of them for a top 6-9 forward. Russell handicaps you bc he wants to be in Alberta. Close to his ranch in red deer. Lucic is a whole entirely situation altogether.


Russel and Sekera you may have a point but I don’t think Klefbom and Larsson are the problem, their EDM best dmen. Plus all those 4 make almost 16 million, Lucic and RNH make $12 by themselves for the next 5 years. Russel and Sekera are bad contracts but hard to move. My opinion would be to move that $12 million out and use the value of those players to bring in young cheap controllable wingers for McDavid and Draistle.

Either way I think we have the same opinion, Edmonton has to many long term bad contracts in Russel, Sekera and Lucic.
Jun. 24, 2018 at 9:41 a.m.
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Russel and Sekera you may have a point but I don’t think Klefbom and Larsson are the problem, their EDM best dmen. Plus all those 4 make almost 16 million, Lucic and RNH make $12 by themselves for the next 5 years. Russel and Sekera are bad contracts but hard to move. My opinion would be to move that $12 million out and use the value of those players to bring in young cheap controllable wingers for McDavid and Draistle.

Either way I think we have the same opinion, Edmonton has to many long term bad contracts in Russel, Sekera and Lucic.


When you're weak up front like oilers are. You don't trade from your weakness.. Trade from what you got an abundance of. Which is defenceman. They maybe our best. But Klefbom isn't on the do not trade list. He becomes expendable. But he would bring you in the best return for a top 6 forward. I think he'd be the one to go. Unfortunate as it is... I bought his jersey.. And there is another one I bought that got traded
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